Female of the Species - Space

Perhaps to our own shame we seem to have been neglecting the banks of the River Stour during our perambulations, but we redressed that situation today. As ever the Moth Traps had to come first but even then there was a short intermission when, as now being the 179th Heir Apparent to the Earldom of East Parley, (only while Hugh and Janet are in Russia) there was the small duty of taking a passenger to the airport. On my return there wasn't a huge number of Insects, but one or two of interest especially

CONVOLVULUS HAWK-MOTH

which is new to the List and brings up the 8th species of
Hawk-moth for our Recording Area.

ORANGE SWIFT

are now 'daily, but good to see a female (left) and male together for comparison.

RIBAND WAVE
along with

SETACEOUS HEBREW CHARACTER
are also being taken daily but both appear as nice examples of
very common Moths.

YELLOW BELLE
dosen't make for a addition to any of the lists but

did present something of an identification conundrum until it was
found out that a female, never seen here before, is quite different to the male.
Female of the Species - Space
Also caught was our 4th of the year

BROWN HAWKER DRAGONFLY
and

the prehistoric looking
TREEHOPPER
and then on to the riverside and first on view and first for a while

LITTLE EGRET

at some distance.

We have learnt this very day that c2 Cattle Egret have been seen at

the nearby Cowards Marsh so who knows we may get one here?

Super Puma of the "Armee de l'air", French Air Force

(juvenile) MOORHEN

If my memory serves me correctly (now that's pushing things a bit)

TANSY

REED WARBLER

are still feeding fledged young,

and sometimes it is just enough to stand and enjoy the view!

Among others, BUTTERFLIES were represented by

BRIMSTONE

and

Whoops, it's really a
COMMA

a vocal 

CHIFFCHAFF

signs of 'burst banks'

KINGFISHER

which in recent days have been favouring Parley Pond.

and

WILLOW WARBLER

before returning to the Farm House where the

Ornamental Rose Hedge

has shown a splendor of blooms and now an

abundance of fruit, much to the liking particularly of

Greenfinch

and

House Sparrow.

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